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Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf] WebsiteDigital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf] Website
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Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf]

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After reading a brief history of Social Security and its inception in the United States during the Great Depression, find out about the various programs that provide a social safety net to its citizens. See how these programs are funded, and read about the changes to the programs over the past decades. [pdf]

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baby boomers, public assistance, social safety net, social support, unemployment insurance, welfare reform, afdc, aid to families with dependent children, digital history, fica, federal insurance contributions act, oasdi, old age, survivors, and disability insurance, president franklin d. roosevelt, social security trust, domestic policy

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